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First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

A new program aims to equip first responders with the tools to handle the unique challenges of appropriately treating people with dementia during emergencies.

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

A Victorian pharmacist who preyed on vulnerable, single women - bombarding them with sexual messages and innuendo - has had his registration cancelled.

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

A Brisbane osteopath has admitted sexually assaulting two women who had been longstanding patients, saying he was under stress after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Melbourne GP suspended for treating family members

Melbourne GP suspended for treating family members

A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family when she wasn't supposed to.

Melbourne GP cleared after sex with patient in toilets

Melbourne GP cleared after sex with patient in toilets

A Melbourne doctor who had drunken sex with a patient in the toilets of a bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a tribunal.

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

Victorian doctor Shyamal Kanti Datta will not be able to work as a GP until at least 2027 after he sexually assaulted a woman during a consultation.

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Jacinta Davila is no longer accused of murdering top Adelaide doctor Michael Yung with her partner Kerem Aydin but still faces charges of assisting an offender.

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A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A $10,000 cash incentive is being used to convince doctors of the benefits of a life in the country, as one state tries to plug a regional GP shortage.

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Melbourne chiropractor Seyyed Farshchi, 50, was found guilty by a Victorian jury of forced labour offences against a refugee.

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

Australians who want cosmetic surgery will have to undergo a health assessment under fresh national standards to be mandated across the sector.

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

The young parents of an infant child broke into the home of top doctor Michael Yung, murdered him and tried to hide the evidence, a court has heard.

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was at breaking point.

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

A third of Queensland's young doctors at public hospitals feel unsafe and more than half fear they will make a mistake due to fatigue from working long hours.

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

A doctor has been suspended for 12 months after sending a racist rant to a trailblazing Indigenous eye surgeon and questioning a child patient's heritage.

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AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

From a command centre in Perth, doctors and nurses are using artificial intelligence and virtual reality to save lives in a remote Goldfields region.

Sydney doctor denies stealth rape of Melbourne man

Dermatologist Liang Joo Leow says he had no intention of having sex without a condom with a man he is accused of stealth raping.

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Sydney dermatologist Liang Joo Leow has faced the Victorian County Court, accused of raping another man by removing a condom without consent.

Surgeon asked if he's serious on humerus implant advice

A lawyer for news outlets sued by a surgeon following reports about his practice and procedures says frustrated patients had a negative experience with him.

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Suing surgeon sorry for suffering but backs his work

An orthopedic surgeon suing for defamation says he tries his best to care for his patients but cannot stop them deciding to discontinue treatment with him.

GP missed red flags, symptoms in fatal cancer case

A Victorian GP has had his registration cancelled following the death of a patient after a significant delay to his cancer diagnosis.

Surgeon accuses Nine of setting back prosthetic surgery

Pioneering prosthetic surgeon Munjed Al Muderis has accused Nine Network of setting his specialist field back decades through news reports published about him.

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

A suspended regional NSW doctor is accused of recording intimate images without consent and producing child abuse material.

'Rambling' GP fails in bid to regain medical licence

A former Queensland doctor prescribed the maximum dose of opiate withdrawal drugs to a patient who died later the same day as his appointment.

Star surgeon's standing scarred by 'malignant' reports

High-profile surgeon Munjed Al Muderis has sued Nine over stories claiming he was negligent towards patients who received his prosthetic limb implants.

Pandemic drives uptick in Australia's health workforce

The number of Australians registered as health practitioners has risen by 18 per cent over the past four years, with new nurses leading the way.

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